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Guatemala president vows to veto abortion, same-sex marriage bill
By Sofia Menchu GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei said on Thursday he would veto a bill that...
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Honduras repeals ‘secrets law’ in fight against corruption
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduran lawmakers have repealed legislation that critics dubbed the "official secrets law" for classifying public documents on...
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Migrants clash with police in southern Mexico
By Jacob Garcia TAPACHULA, MEXICO (Reuters) - Dozens of migrants clashed with police in the southern Mexican city of Tapachula...
Read moreFive members of Guatemala’s anti-corruption prosecutor’s office quit
By Sofia Menchu GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Five members of Guatemala's anti-corruption prosecutor's office have resigned from their posts this...
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Russia could lose financial markets access, advanced goods if it invades Ukraine – EU chief
BERLIN (Reuters) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen disclosed some details of the sanctions Moscow would face if...
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White House rebukes Brazil’s Bolsonaro for ‘solidarity’ visit to Moscow
By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) - The White House on Friday criticized Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's visit this week to...
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Mexican ruling party lawmakers eye approving contentious power reform by May
By Diego Oré MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Congressional allies of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador are seeking to approve...
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U.S. denounces Bolsonaro’s ‘solidarity’ with Russia as Ukraine crisis brews
By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday criticized Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's declaration of "solidarity" with...
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Mexican authorities intercept more than 1,000 migrants in one day
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican authorities on Thursday said they intercepted more than 1,000 migrants in the last 24 hours...
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Mexican journalists protest, urge president to stop violence against press
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Journalists in the Mexican border city of Tijuana on Thursday held protests to urge President Andres...
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Peru’s Castillo decrees major oil spill an environmental emergency
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian President Pedro Castillo declared an environmental emergency on Thursday as clean-up teams struggled...
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Brazil prosecutors appeal to Supreme Court in collapsed dam case
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Prosecutors for the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais appealed to the country's Supreme Court (STF)...
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In rare move, Uruguay opens borders for residents infected with COVID-19
By Daniela Desantis MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) - Uruguay has opened its borders to citizens and residents even if they are infected...
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Analysis-Venezuela opposition gains hope from win in ruling party stronghold
By Deisy Buitrago and Mayela Armas BARINAS, Venezuela/CARACAS (Reuters) - A big win for Venezuela's fractured opposition in a stronghold...
Read moreSixteen dead in road accident in Egypt’s South Sinai -Health Ministry
CAIRO (Reuters) - Sixteen people were killed and 18 injured in an accident involving a bus and a microbus on...
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Chile to become first country in Latin America to offer fourth COVID shot
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile will begin offering a fourth shot of the coronavirus vaccine next week to immunocompromised citizens, the...
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Peru raises COVID-19 alert, tightens curbs amid Omicron wave
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - Peru, which has one of the world's highest COVID-19 mortality rates per number of...
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Ex-paramilitaries stand trial for Guatemala civil war rape of 36 indigenous women
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Five former Guatemalan paramilitaries went on trial on Wednesday on charges of raping 36 women from...
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Peru prosecutor announces probe of Castillo for alleged influence peddling
LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's attorney general opened a preliminary investigation against leftist president Pedro Castillo on Monday on allegations of...
Read moreLebanon seizes millions of amphetamine pills in shipment of lemons
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese authorities on Wednesday intercepted nine million pills of the recreational drug captagon inside a shipment of...
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